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Bitcoin: The Greatest Story Ever Sold
BITCOIN: THE GREATEST STORY EVER SOLD “Sell the sizzle, not the steak.” – Oldest sales trick in the book “Resistance is futile. You must assimilate” – The Borg Once I discover what triggers or motivates a person, and then figure out how to activate it, I can sell anything. And it doesn’t even need to […]
Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Local Currencies
Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Local Currencies The Seven Social Sins of the World: Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Knowledge without character Commerce without morality Science without humanity Worship without sacrifice Politics without principle — given by Mohandas Gandhi to his grandson Arun shortly before his assassination BITCOIN AND BLOCKCHAIN The world is on fire lately […]
EU To Restrict Movement of Cash
EU To Restrict Movement of Cash The EU is now developing strict rules for carrying cash when traveling to non-European countries and returning to Europe. The revision of the First Cash Control Regulation from 2005, which stipulated that EU citizens should register cash in excess of € 10,000 when leaving the EU or when returning […]
Could Central Banks Dump Gold in Favor of Bitcoin?
Could Central Banks Dump Gold in Favor of Bitcoin? All of which brings us to the “crazy” idea of backing fiat currencies with cryptocurrencies, an idea I first floated back in 2013, long before the current crypto-craze emerged. Exhibit One: here’s your typical central bank, creating trillions of units of currency every year, backed by […]
A Gold Guys View of Crypto, Bitcoin, and Blockchain
A Gold Guys View of Crypto, Bitcoin, and Blockchain Bitcoin was on my radar far back as 2011, but for years, I didn’t think much of it. It was a curiosity. Nothing more. Sort of like the virtual money you use in World of Warcraft or something. In 2015, looking deeper, I slowly (not the […]
Doug Noland: There Will Be No Way Out When This Market Bubble Bursts
Doug Noland: There Will Be No Way Out When This Market Bubble Bursts Financial assets will become toxic to hold This week Doug Noland joins the podcast to discuss what he refers to as the “granddaddy of all bubbles”. Noland, a 30-year market analyst and specialist in credit cycles, currently works at McAlvany Wealth Management and […]
Bitcoin vs Fiat Currency: Which Fails First?
Bitcoin vs Fiat Currency: Which Fails First? What if bitcoin is a reflection of trust in the future value of fiat currencies? I am struck by the mainstream confidence that bitcoin is a fraud/fad that will soon collapse, while central bank fiat currencies are presumed to be rock-solid and without risk. Those with supreme confidence […]
Bitcoin Doesn’t Exist – 5
Bitcoin Doesn’t Exist – 5 Gustave Courbet Sunset on Lake Geneva 1876Chapter 1 of this five-part series by Dr. D is here: Bitcoin Doesn’t Exist – 1 Chapter 2 is here: Bitcoin Doesn’t Exist – 2 Chapter 3 is here: Bitcoin Doesn’t Exist – 3 Chapter 4 is here: Bitcoin Doesn’t Exist – 4 Next […]
If You Don’t Own Any Bitcoin, Read This
If You Don’t Own Any Bitcoin, Read This This week it hit $19,000. What’s next? Wow. Just….wow. Bitcoin’s price has gone ‘beyond exponential’ this week. Just yesterday, as I started working on this article, it shot up 22% — from $14,000 to $17,000 (hitting an intraday high of over $19,000). And that’s after a mind-blowing […]
Expect Desperate and Insane Behavior From Government in 2018 – Part 3 (War)
Expect Desperate and Insane Behavior From Government in 2018 – Part 3 (War) In the first two installments of this series, I discussed the potential for the U.S. federal government to make some spectacularly foolish moves against its own people in the realms of cannabis and Bitcoin. My basic assumption is that government tends to […]
Warning: ‘They Need The Markets To Implode’ To Usher In Cashless System
Warning: ‘They Need The Markets To Implode’ To Usher In Cashless System Market analyst Lynette Zang predicts in the next market meltdown, “real estate, stocks, and bonds will all crash.” When asked when this will happen, Zang says, “Enjoy your Christmas,” but in 2018, all bets are off. Greg Hunter interviewed Lynette Zang, Chief Market Strategist […]
Bitcoin Doesn’t Exist – 1
Bitcoin Doesn’t Exist – 1 Gustave Courbet The wave 1869A while ago, I asked a regular commenter at the Automatic Earth, who goes by the moniker Dr. D, to try and write an article for us. Not long after, I received no less than 31 pages, and an even 12345 words. Way too long for […]
Expect Desperate and Insane Behavior From Government in 2018 – Part 2 (Bitcoin)
Expect Desperate and Insane Behavior From Government in 2018 – Part 2 (Bitcoin) The financial crisis of 2008/09 was the most significant event to happen in my lifetime. That episode, coupled with the deeply unethical and corrupt response to it, led to a direct delegitimization of governments and institutions worldwide. It’s precisely this self-inflicted destruction […]
Is Cryptocurrency a Government Plot?
Is Cryptocurrency a Government Plot? QUESTION: You have said that the future will be cryptocurrencies. The Bank of Canada has come out and acknowledged what you have been saying that such private issue challenges the government’s profit structure. Do you think electronic money will be viable sooner or later down the road? PG ANSWER: Electronic currency is […]
